barometer

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But the results of the blended data approach have been more timely, comprehensive indicators that closely track the official barometers.

From Barron's

Goldman Sachs says Oracle has become a “barometer for AI risks” that “draws skeptics looking for a hedge.”

From Barron's

Inflation-adjusted real wages, a barometer of households' purchasing power, dropped 1.2% in May from a year earlier, falling for 14 months straight.

From Reuters

As a barometer of fame, getting a Chia Pet modeled after you has become a distinction far rarer than getting your own bobblehead.

From New York Times

If war is a kind of weather, these funerals are its barometer, measuring the weight of the air, gravity’s pressure.

From Los Angeles Times